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Many people experience dripping or leaking faucets in their homes. Most people don’t pay much attention to it at first, and feel that a drop or two of water is not a big deal. Ae o le mea moni, this undoubtedly caused a great waste of water resources. If you find that the faucet at home is leaking, you should spend time to find the cause. If it is not a major problem, you can solve it by yourself. Lalo ifo, the editor will introduce several solutions to leaking faucets.

1. Three common water leakage situations and cause analysis

1. Causes of water leakage at the outlet

That is due to the wear of the shaft gasket in the faucet. Use pliers to loosen the gland and remove it, take out the shaft gasket with a clamp, and replace it with a new shaft gasket.

2. Causes of water leakage in the lower gap of the faucet

That is caused by the wear of the triangular gasket in the gland. E mafai ona e tatalaina le sikulu e aveese le ulu ulu, then loosen and remove the gland, then take out the triangle seal inside the gland and replace it with a new one.

3. Water leakage at the joint

Roughly the cap nut is loose, you can re-tighten the cap nut or replace with a new U-shaped gasket.

Tulaga lua, the solution to the leakage of different faucets

1. Leaking push-type faucet

Saunia Meafaigaluega: sikulukalaiva, i luga o libuneta, slip joint pliers or adjustable wrench and the pad to be replaced.

Faucet repair steps:

Sitepu 1: Tapuni le vai vai alatoto. Aveese tamai fao i luga poʻo tua atu o le ie o loʻo aveʻese ai le 'au i luga o le tino. O nisi fao o loʻo nana i lalo o uʻamea faʻapipiʻi, palasitika faamau, po o palasitika pepa, Lea snap i totonu pe o le toso i totonu o le 'au. O le a lava le umi e te liliu ai i le ki, o le a e vaʻai i le 'au faʻapipiʻi i luga.

Sitepu 2: Aveese le 'au ma siaki vaega o le Faucet. Faʻaaoga le lapoʻa o slip sosolo poʻo se fetuʻutuʻunaʻi ma se fetuʻutuʻunaʻi e aveʻesea le nati nati, O le faʻaeteete e le o le faʻamamaina le uʻamea. Liliu le SPOOL poʻo le palu i le itu tutusa e pei ona e liliu i luga o le faʻamoe e leʻi tatalaina.

Sitepu 3: Aveese le sikuluka o le Washer. Afai e tatau, faʻaaoga le faʻapipiʻiina o librictant e tatala ai le fao. Siaki le fao ma alatoto 'eseʻese, ma suia pe a leaga.

Sitepu 4: Sui le mea tuai ma le tutusa tutusa fou. O povi fou e toetoe lava tutusa tutusa ma le aufai tuai e masani ona taofi le popo mai le sosolo. E tatau foi ona e gauai atu pe o le tau o le kesi tuai e iai se fatufatu pe mafolafola, ma suia i le falesa tutusa. O le kesi na fuafuaina mo le malulu vai o le a sasaina ma le saua pe a tafe mai le vai vevela, O le polokaina o le vai vailaau ma lemu i lalo o le tafe o vai vevela. O nisi kesi e mafai ona galue i le vai vevela ma le vai malulu, Ae e tatau ona e mautinoa o le sui o le sui o le tau e te faʻatau e tutusa lava ma le muamua.

Sitepu 5: Faʻasaʻo le kesi fou i le ata vali, Ma toe tuu vaega i le Faucet. Liliuina le spool stack. Ina ua uma le vete, toe tuu le paoa. Faaeteete aua le maosia le uamea ma le uafu.

Sitepu 6: Toe tuu le 'au ma tuu le ki po o le tisiketi tua. Liliu i luga o le vai toe foi ma siaki mo leakks.

2. Water tap leakage caused by the sealing ring of the tap

O le mea e tupu pe a tapunia le Faucet; O le suavai o le vai e tupu pe a iai le suavai tafe i le teuce. Afai e te vaʻai i le vai liligi mai i autafa o le 'au, O lau Faucet e le mautonu; the first thing to do is to make sure that the packing nut of the faucet is tight, but be careful not to scratch the nut with pliers or a wrench.

Tools: adjustable wrench, replacement faucet seal, petroleum jelly.

Afai e te mauaina o le mafuaʻaga o le vai o le vai lea e le o le leai o le paʻu, Ona e manaʻomia ai ona sui le mama mama. O le mama mama o le facet mafai ona avea ma se mama mama mama o lo o aofia ai le tasi pe sili atu o-foliga o manu feololo, pe e mafai ona avea ma se mea e pei o se manoa poʻo se uʻamea uʻamea ua faʻapipiʻi i luga o le vato o loʻo i lalo o le pa puipui. When replacing the faucet seal, follow the steps below:

Sitepu 1: Turn off the water supply and remove the faucet handle.

Sitepu 2: Unscrew the packing nut, remove the nut and the old sealing ring from the valve core.

Sitepu 3: Install a new seal ring. If you are using a linear sealing material, wrap it around the valve core a few times. If it is a sealing material such as a soft metal wire, only wrap around the valve core once.

Before you reassemble the faucet, apply a thin layer of petroleum jelly to the threads of the valve core and packing nut.

3. Water leakage caused by the valve seat of the faucet

Afai e te suia le kesi ma le fale o le fale, Ma atonu e i ai se faʻafitauli i le Vaa o le Fatuce. O se kesi ua faaleagaina e ono mafua ai le nofoa o le vale o le Facet e ofuina e le uamea vale, or the deposition of chemicals in the water may form a residue, lea e puipuia ai le kesi mai le faʻamalositino o le nofoa o le alatoto.

How to repair a broken faucet seat? Ae a, you can replace the entire faucet. Another option is to just replace the faucet holder. If you have the right tool-called a seat wrench, then removing the old seat is a simple matter. Faaofi le nofoa vae nofoa lima i totonu o le nofoa vae, ona liliu lea o le vave. O le taimi lava e te aveese ai le ogatotonu o le nofoa, Ia mautinoa o le fou Vave nofoa na e faʻatau e tutusa lelei ma le muamua. Afai o le nofoa e le mafai ona aveeseina, Faʻaofi se nofoa nofoa e mafai ona faʻaseʻe i le tulaga saʻo o le nofoa tuai ma saunia se faʻamaufaʻailoga. Lua ituaiga o Vaa o Vaa o Vaa Rollers poʻo Sanders e mafai ona faʻapipiʻiina o vae vae.

Another option is to use a seat roller or sander, which is an inexpensive tool that can flatten a worn seat. When using this tool, be careful not to use it for too long or use too much force, because the valve seat is made of soft metal, and you can easily wear it off too much.

When using the sander, first remove the faucet valve core, and insert the valve seat roller down into the valve seat in the faucet body. Rotate the tool clockwise several times with moderate force. Then use a cloth to wipe clean the metal shavings from the valve seat.

4. The O-ring of the faucet can also cause the faucet to leak

O le fale i le umukuka ei ai le tasi pe sili atu o-mama e puipuia ai le vai mai le galugalu solo i le outlet. Afai o le O-mama ua ofuina, O le a e vaʻai i le vai tafe mai le pito i lalo o le pito i fafo o taimi uma e te liliu ai i le teʻee.

Tools: adjustable wrench, water pipe jointing tape, replacement O-shaped.

Steps to replace O-ring:

Sitepu 1: Tapē le sapalai vai, Faʻasolo i luga o le faʻapipiʻi ma aveese le filo faʻapipiʻi e faʻamamaina ai na o le vai i fafo atu. Ia mautinoa e afifi le nati ma le lipine e puipuia ai mai le manifinifi e palu po o wrenches.

Sitepu 2: Ina ua uma ona aveese le ufiufi nati, sii le vai vai i luga ma ave ese mai le vai i fafo atu. E mafai ona e vaʻai i nei mama i le vai vaitaʻuga nofoa.

Sitepu 3: Sui le faʻafitauli o le faʻafitauli ma se fou o le tutusa tutusa. Toe faapipii le Faucet.